Convertible couch.



A. F. .oLD & BENNETT.

CONVERTIBLE GOUGH.

Prnonm'x FILED sur. e,k 190e.

' 'atented Apr..'12,191o.

WMV/MII um,

INVENTORS ATTORNEY A. 1". OLD & P. BENNETT.

` CONVERTIBLE GOUGH. PPLIOATION FILED SEPT. e, 190s.-

Patented A111212, 1910.

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ATTRN EY UNITED STATES rrENT OFFICE.

AUSBOBN F. OLD, 0F MONTGLAIB, NEW' JERSEY. AND FREDERICK BENNETT, 0F LONG ISLAND-CITY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBS T0 THE HALE ANI) KILBURN MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF YHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVANIA.

CONVERTIBLE UOUGH.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that We, AUsonN F. OLD, n citizen of the United States, residing at Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, :1nd FneonnIoK BENNETT, n

citizen of the United States, residing at Long Island City, county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Couches, of which the following is a de scription.

This invention relates to convertible couches adapted for use :is couches when in a closed position and as beds when opened.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction of these devices, more particularly for the purpose of producing a struct-uro which can be positioned aiong e wall when closed to form a couch and be opened out to form e. bed without inovlng 1t bodily forward from the wall, unless it is desired to do so, and in which the length of the couch is considerably reduced by so arranging the parts that the length of the bed is at n right angle to the length of the couch and the length of the latter need,l therefore, be little greater than the width of the bed. Devices of this kind have been heretofore produced but these here all possessed ob jectionable features which in accordance with our invention are avoided. In our improved construetion, the mattress und bedding can be arranged upon the springs before the structure is closed to form the couch so that when it is opened the bed is ready for occupancy immediately; also, in opening the bed a single movement carries all the parts to their ultimate positions, :1 spring frame being provided which during this single movement is automatically extended beyond the edge of the. couch trame to give the bod suilieient lengtl'l. The surface of the bed when the structure. is open is of the defrnme as the bed is opened auf so supporting it in its raised position that movement thereof, except to close the bed, is efi'ectually prevented.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying dra Wings, in which- Figure 1 is n plan view of the bed, the

mattress and bedding being removed, broken away in part, Fig. 2 is e plan view of one end of the couch, Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the couch inside one of the ends thereof, Figs. 4 and 5 are sections of the bed on lines 4 4 and 5 5, respectively, of Fig. 1, Fig. 6 is a front view of the couch. Fig. 7 is a central transverse section thereof, and Fig. 8 is n. detail view hereinafter referred to.

Referring to these drawings, Figs. 2 and 6 show the structure closed to form the couch; the seat portion is upholstered, :md the covering thereof is extended down to the lower edge of the front of the couch, as shown at l, Fig. 7. The ends 2 of the couch may have slats 3 hinged at- -i to the front edge. thereof and provided with springs 5 for holding them in the position shown in Figs. 2, 6 and 8, and these slats may be :1rranged to be moved against the tension of springs 5 into substantial alinement with the ends 2 when the couch is opened to forni the bed, as shown in Fig. 1. The couch comprises o lower section 6 and a. movable upper or cushion section 7. The lower section is o box-like structure consisting of sides 9, bottom 10 and end-piece 11; it is supported at its forward edge on casters 12 and at its rear ed e on legs 13 having rollers at their ends. ach of these two legs extends through o slot in the bottom 10 of section 6 near the lateral edge thereof and is pivi oted thereto at 14, and at its upper end each of the legs has an elongated slot therein through which extends o. pin 15 on a lever 16 located one adjacent to each of the sides 9 of section 6. The cushion section 7 has sides 17 hinged at 18 to tbe sides 9 of the lower section 6 at the upper 'forward corners of the latter and the. free ends of sides l? i :1re connected by n. cross-piece. 19 und n. foot- .bonrd 20. Hinged to foot-board 20 is :1

s hoard 21 having;r secured thereto lens .22 nud sued height, too iow u surface being avoided by providing menus for rinsing the spring the. sides 17 nre eut away, us shown at 23 Figs. 4 and 5, to form pockets iu which legs 22 are received when in the. folded position. The foot-board 20 has handles 2i thereon, j and o strap may also be provided extending i over the. foot-board and which may he j grasped to turn the movable sei-tion 7 on i the hinges 18 to its open position.

Tile upholstered cushion fornuug the 1nai jor portion of the movable. section i' may be are drawn taut and the mattress lies horizontally thereon, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. As the movable section 7 is turned from its initial to its final position, the cushion, instead of turning on the hin vos 18, turns upon the hinges formed by the onghinge-members 27 and 28 and due to the len'th of these hinge-members, the forward edge of the cushion is lowered a considerable distance below the springs 30 so that depression of sprinffs 30 due to the weight of the occupant o? the hed thereon, will not curry the springs into contact with the cushion. As the forward edge of the cushion is lowered thus, its rear edge turns relatively to the cross-piece 19 on the hinges 26, such movement being permitted by the pivots 29 in the hinge-members 28. When the parts are in the final position, the rollers 33 lie in the horizontal portions 35 of the slots 34 and weight upon the springs 30 exerts no tendency to move the rollers down the inclined portions of slots 34 and thus cause the bed to fold.

It will thus be seen that a single movement of the movable sect-ion of the couch converts the latter into -a bed of such length that the occupant thereof can lie with his body at a right angle to the leno'th of the couch, and therefore the length ofa the couch is approximately the same as the width of the bed instead of being equal to the length of the bed in which case it would be much greater than is ordinarily desired. With the strnc ture illustrated in the drawings, converting.,r the couch into a bed operates to move the head-board back beyond the rear edge of the couch but if it is desired to do so. the couch shown in the drawings may be positioned at such a distance from the wall that it will not have to be moved forward from the wall in order to permit this backward movement of the headboard. The structure illustrated may be mounted in a casing affording a high upholstered inclined hack and ends forithe couch and in which the conch is positioned at such a distance from the rear wall as to provide space for the rearward movement of the head-board. Furthermore, it will be seen that the brdding can he arran ed before the bed is converted into a conc 1 there being ample space therefor within the couch as shmvn in Figi. 7, so that when the conch is again converted into a. bed. the latter is ready for occupano)r immediately.

In order to convert the structure into a couch again, it is only necessary to grasp the handles Q4 and turn the movable sceiion about the hinges 18 hack to its former position, and in cloinn' this the lower section 6 will drop and the legs 2i? fold automatically to the position shown in Figs. Q, and 7. When a Jproximatel one-half of the movement o the movab eV section has been completed, the levers 41 will engage the stops 44 and further movement of the movable section will strain the coiled springs t5, thus cushioning the .lownward movement ot' the movable section and preventing itfrom falling into its final position with a 'al'.

hat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1s 1. A, convertible conch comprising a frame, a lower section movable vertically therein, un upper section pivoted to the lower section and movable to two positions in one of which it is horizontally disposed to form the seat of the couch, and means operated automatically by a single 'turning movement of said upper section about its pivotal connection to the lower section for raising the lower section and for converting the couch into a bed the length of which is perpendicular to the length of the couch, substantially as setforth.

2. A convertible couch having a lower section, an upper section pivoter] to the lower section at one edge thereof, an endboard for the bed, and means operated by turning the upper section on said ivots for automatically moving said endoard beyond the nonadjacent edges of said sections and convertin the conch into a bed, substantially as escribed 3. A convertible couch having a frame, a lower section movable vertically therein, an upper section pivoted to the lower section and having two operative positions in one of which it is horizontally disposed and forms the seat of the couch, a spring frame seemed at one end to the upper section and at the other to the lower section, and means operated automatically by a single turning movement of the upper section about said pivot for raising said lower section and converting the couch into a bed the length of which is perpendicular to the length of the couch. substantially as described.

4. A convertible couclrhaving a lower section, an upper section pivoted to the lower section and movable to two posit-ions in one of which it. is horizontally disposed and forms the seat. of the conch,l a spring frame having one end secured to the upper section and the other end carried by the lower section, and means independent of said spring-frame connected to the upper section and to the spring-frame and opel ated by nun-ement o'l4 the n `por section on lsaid pivots for raising said lower section and the. end of said spring frame carried bv said lower section and converting tho conch into a hed the length of which is perpendicular to the length of the conch, suhstaih tially as described.

5. A convertible conch having a lower soct-lon, an upper section plvoted to the lower section at one edge thereof, o heed-boord for the bed, and means operoted by turning the up r section on its pivots for autoo mation y raising said headboard and mov ing it beyond the edge of the lower section opposite that to which said upper sectlon 1s pivoted, substantially es deser1 ed.

6. A convertible couch havlng a. lower section, an upper section pivoled to the lower section, und end-board for the bed carried by one of said sections, springs secured at one end to said end-board and at the other to the other of said sections, und means operated by turning said upper section on its pivots for raising said lower section und simultaneously moving said end boord beyond the non-adjacent edges of said sections, substantially as described.

'i'. A convertible couch formed in two sections, e lower section which is movable vertically and an upper section pivoted to the lower section und movable on said pivots to two positions, m one of which it is horizontally dis osed and forms the seat of the couch anc in the other of which it converts the couch into a bed, and legs Jfor said lower section automatically nd positively operated by the movement of said upper section to raise the lower section, substantially as set forth.

8. A convertible couch having a lower sec tion, an upper section ivoted to the lower section, a lever secure at one end to the upper section, o. second lever pivoted to the other end of said lever, a stop on the second lever adapted to engage the first lever, and n spring secured at one end to the second lever and at the other to said lower section, substantially ns described.

9. A convertible couch having o lower section, an upper section pivoted thereon, legs pivotnllfy;l mounted on seid upper sectionl a spring ome mounted on seid sections, and Ineens operated by movement of said upper section about its pivots for automatically turning seid legs on their pivots, raising said lower section und moving said spring frame so that it extends beyond the non-adjacent edges of said sections to form e hed the length of which is perpendicular to the length of said couch, substantially ns described.

10. A convertible conch formed in two sections. iin upper section und n lower scction, said up )er section being movable relotively to soul lower section to two positions in one oi" which it is horizontally disposed and forms the sont of the couch und in the other of which it converts the couch into n bed the length of which is icrpcndiculnr to the length of thc couch, and soul upper sec tion comprisin n frame and n cushion pivotnlly mountef thereon, substantially ns set forth.

11. A convertible couch having u lower section, on upper section, and u cushion forming port of said upper section, said upper section :und cushion being independently pivoted to Suid lower section, substantnlly as described.

12. A convertible couch having n lower section, an upper section pivoted to said lower section, und acushion forming part of said upper section, said cushion being pivotally connected at one edge to said upper section and at the opposite edge pivotally connected to the lower section inde pendently of the pivots joining the upper and lower sections, substantially ns described. l

13. A convertible couch having a 'lower section, en upper section ivoted to seid lower section and movable a out said pivots to convert the couch into a bed, u spring frame connected at one end to the upper section and at the other to the lower section, o. cushion forming part of the upper section, und means operated by the movement of the upper section about its pivots for movin said cushion relatively to the upper section to carry it away from scid spring freine, substantially as described.

14. A convertible couch havin u lower section, an upper section pivote thereon, legs pvotally mounted on said upper section, a spring frame secured at its ends to scid sections, a cushion forming part of said upper section, :1nd means operated by movement of said up er section about its pivots for automatica ly turning said legs o on their pivots, raising seid lower section, movinor said spring frame so that it extends geyond the non-adjacent edges of seid sections and moving seid cushion rela-tively to the upper section to carry it away from 105 said spring frame, substantially es described.

15. A convertible conch having a lower section, on upper section pivoted thereto, und means for raising said lower section as 110 the upper section is turned on its pivots to convert the couch into o bed including legs pivoted to said uppei'section above the pivots joining the upper and lower sections, substantially as described.

16. A convertible couch having o lower section, on upper section pivotcd thereto, end moons for raising said lower section os the upper section is turned on its pivots to convert the couch into n bed including 120 legsl pivoted to soid upper section above the pivots joining.:- thc upper :Ind lower sections and havingl slots therein to receive studs ou snid lmver section, substantially :is dc.- scribed.

17. A convertible couch having :l lower section. :in upper section pvotcd thereto, o head-boord 1n the lower section, levers connected thereto, means operated by turning said upper section on its pivot for mov- 13o ing said levers, projections on en icl levers, and inclined ways with which said proiections coact, substantially as described.

18. A convertible 'couch havin a lower section, an upper Section pivote thereto, a head-board 1n the lower section, levers connected at one end thereto, projections ou said levers, inclined ways with whlcli said levers enact, levers pivotally mounted on said lupper section and connected to said lirst-named levers, and stops on the upper section coaeting with said plvoted levers, substantially as described.

19. A convertible couch having a fraroe, a lower section movable vertically therein, un upper section pivoted tothe lower section and having two operative posltions 1n one of which it is horizontally disposed and forms the seat of the couch, a spring-frame secured at one end to lthe upper section and at the other to the lower section, and means operated automatically by a turning nuovenlent of the upper section about the pivotal connection thereof to the lower section for raising said lower section, substantially as described.

20. A convertible couch having a lower sect-ion, an upper sect-ion pivoted to the lower section and movable to two positions in one of which it is horizontally disposed and forms the seat of the couch, a springfraine having one end secured to the upper section and the other end carried by the lower section, and means connected to the upper section and to the spring-frame and operated automatically by turning the upper section about the pivotal connection thereof to the lower sectlon for raising the lower section and the end of the spring-frame carried by the lower section. substantially as described 2l. *i convertible couch having a lower section, an upper section pivoted to .the lower section and movable to two positions in one of which it is horizontally disposed to form the sen-t of the couch, a springfralne having one end secured to the upper section and the other end carried by the lower section, and means connected to the upper section and to the spring-fraxne and operated by turning the up er section about its pivotal connect-ion to tie lower section for projecting the end of thc spring-frame carried by the lower section beyond the edge of the lower section distant. from the upper section, substantially as set forth.

A convertible couch having a lower section, un upper section pivoted to the lower section and movable to two positions in one of which it is horizontally dis osed to form the seat of the conclue springrame lun-'ing one end secured to the upper section and the other end carried by the lower section, and means connected to the upper section and to the spring-frame and operated by turning the upper section about its pivotal connection to the 'lower section for raising the end of the springframe carried by the lower section and projccti said end beyond the edge of the lower section distant from the. upper section, substantially as set forth.

A convertible couch having a lower section which is vertically movable, an upper section pivoted to the lower section and movable to two positions in one of which it is horizontally disposed above the lower section and forms the seat of the couch' and inthe other of which it is disposed adjacent to one edge of the lower section, means carried by said sections for providing a yielding surface for the bed, and means operated automatically by turning the upper section upon its pivotal connect-ion to the lower section for raising the lower sect-lon vertically, substantially as set forth.

24. A convertible couch having a lower section, an upper section pivoted to the lower section at one edge thereof, a headboard Jfor the bed, a spring frame connected to the uppe section and to said head-board, and means operated automatically by turning said upper section about its pivotal com ncction to the lower section for moving said head-board beyond the ed re of the lower section opposite that to wiieh said upper section is pivoted, substantially as set forth.

25-3. con'l-*ertiblc couch having a lower section, an upper section pivoted thereto, legs for said lower section, and means connecting said legs and said upper section and actuated automatically by turning said upper section relativelyY to the lower section to operate said legs and thereby raise said lower section, substantially as set forth.

This s uecilication signed and witnessed this 51st hay of August, 1906.

AUSBORN F. OLD. FEEDER [CK BENNETT. Witnesses E. C. Evans, E. S. LAI-ren 

